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Universitat de Lleida

In research, Universitat de Lleida stands highest in Social Sciences (#702 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#188 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#887 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science and Animal Science and Zoology — Agronomy and Crop Science is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,835
of 28,054 · #2,541 all time
Rank in Spain
#58
of 658
Research works
9k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
235k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Universitat de Lleida known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #702 of 10,521 24.1%769 #755
Business, Management and AccountingField #188 of 2,578 27.1%61 #542
Social SciencesField #887 of 6,365 24.5%363 #606
Health SciencesDomain #3,172 of 11,982 22.0%254 #4670
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,023 of 3,409 29.5%247 #657
EducationSubfield #578 of 1,892 33.8%89 #793
Physical SciencesDomain #4,155 of 12,888 25.1%524 #3140
PsychologyField #758 of 2,181 21.4%133 #1263
Arts and HumanitiesField #749 of 1,998 25.5%172 #590
MedicineField #4,188 of 10,443 18.0%179 #5041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de Lleida sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#755 #702
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#542 #188
  3. Social Sciences#606 #887
  4. Health Sciences#4,670 #3,172
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#657 #1,023
  6. Education#793 #578
  7. Physical Sciences#3,140 #4,155
  8. Psychology#1,263 #758
  9. Arts and Humanities#590 #749
  10. Medicine#5,041 #4,188
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Universitat de Lleida specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 30.0 works6.6×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 24.0 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 247 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 98 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 133 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 179 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.86× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.11× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 133 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 363 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat de Lleida?

Ranked on the composite score, Olga Martín‐Belloso, Paul Christou and Gabriel Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de Lleida.

  1. 1 Olga Martín‐Belloso Spain · #12,731 worldwide 1.3k citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Paul Christou Spain · #20,161 worldwide 463 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Gabriel Pérez Spain · #20,522 worldwide 494 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Robert Soliva‐Fortuny Spain · #23,157 worldwide 608 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Gustavo A. Slafer Spain · #37,085 worldwide 568 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Álvaro de Gracia Spain · #57,538 worldwide 510 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Luisa F. Cabeza Spain · #58,147 worldwide 2.2k citations · 201 works
  8. 8 J. Usall Spain · #63,589 worldwide 314 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Antonio J. Ramos Spain · #63,591 worldwide 238 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 C. Royo Spain · #65,065 worldwide 258 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de Lleida

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de Lleida?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Sustainability, Education, Globalization, Gender, Educational Technology and Multilingualism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change119▲ 2.3×85 topics
  2. Sustainability81▲ 1.73×70 topics
  3. Globalization71▲ 1.88×66 topics
  4. Education68▲ 2.1×54 topics
  5. Mental Health67▲ 2.4×37 topics
  6. Epidemiology61▼ 0.81×105 topics
  7. Educational Technology51▲ 2.2×23 topics
  8. Environmental Impact41▲ 1.27×44 topics
  9. Gender40▲ 3.8×29 topics
  10. Identity32▲ 2.3×32 topics
  11. Pedagogy30▲ 3.1×14 topics
  12. Teacher Training29▲ 2.4×15 topics
  13. Literature29▲ 2.8×24 topics
  14. Multilingualism27▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Language Policy27▲ 9.9×3 topics
  16. Inclusive Education27▲ 3.9×12 topics
  17. Bilingual Education26▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Cultural Studies24▲ 3.3×19 topics
  19. Informal Learning24▲ 9.8×4 topics
  20. Phase Change Materials23▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Rural Development23▲ 3.4×13 topics
  22. Community Engagement22▲ 3.4×13 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics20▲ 5.4×5 topics
  24. Welfare State20▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Historiography19▲ 7.8×8 topics
  26. Student Perceptions18▲ 5.1×6 topics
  27. Economic Crisis17▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Student Achievement17▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience17▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Lipid Oxidation17▲ 8.4×2 topics
  31. Participation17▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Water Management16▲ 6.9×5 topics
  33. Marker-Assisted Selection16▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Plant Breeding16▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. CLIL16▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Content and Language Integrated Learning16▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Gender Dynamics15▲ 7.6×6 topics
  38. Family Support15▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Migrant Integration15▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Social Work14▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitat de Lleida publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Second Language Learning and Teaching, Social Sciences and Policies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Phase Change Materials Research.

Second Language Learning…16Second Language Learning and Teaching: 16 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…14Social Sciences and Policies: 14 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 13 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 12 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 12 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 12 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 11 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…11Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 11 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 11 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 11 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social SciencesInformation SystemsMechanical Engineering6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 16 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 14 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 13 works
  4. 4 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works
  6. 6 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 11 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  10. 10 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de Lleida's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Lleida

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.